Faucet



Jan. 16, 1928.

W. H. DOUGLAS.

FAUcET. FILED JULY21.1920.

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Patented dan. 16, 1923. v

WILLIAM H. DOUGLAS, OF COMMERCE, TEXAS.

FAUCET.

Application` led July 21, 1920. Serial No. 398,009.

To all whom it may ooncem.`

Be it known thatv l, WILLIAM H. DOUGLAS, citizen of the United States, residing at Commerce, in the county of Hunt and @tate of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucets7 of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to faucets and aims to provide a new and novelv faucet including improved cut-off means so located within the faucet that free access may be had thereto for the purpose of substitution or repair and wherein the main body or housing portion of the faucet is so constructed whereby sand holes or other' defects may be easily and quickly repaired.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved faucet that is simple in construction, durable and which7 it is believed may be manufactured at a low cost.

Various other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent during the continuance of the following description.

1n the drawings:

Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section of the faucet showing the cut-off means in closed position.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the cut-off means in an open position.

Figure 3 is a view in horizontal cross section taken through the body of the faucet.

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view of the faucet taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1. A

In reducing my invention to practice l first provide a substantially square box-like casing 10 which may be cast or otherwise formed of metal and which is provided at its upper and open end with a continuous annular ridge 11 for the purpose that will hereinafter appear. An intake pipe 12 is open to the interior of the casing 1() on one side while an outlet pipe 13 is open Vto the interior of the casing on another side thereof. Any suitable or desirable means may be employed in attaching the pipes 12 and 13 to the casing.

About the upper edge of the casing 10 is provided an annular iiange 14, the purpose of which is to facilitate the securing of a cover member to the casing as will be hereinafter described. The flange 14 is preferably cast with the casing 10 although it is pointed out that the same may be otherwise connected therewith should occasion so demand or require.

A .cover member 15 is provided of substantially the same width and length of the casing 10 and the fange 14 thereof, and it is provided with a cut-away or channeled portion to receive the ridge or off-set 11 of the casing 10. rihe cover portion 15 sits Hush upon the flange 14 of the casing 10 and suitable fastening means such as shown at 16 maybe employed so .as to secure the cover portion to the casing in an efficient manner.- It is also pointed out that a gasket 17 may be arranged in said channel portion of the cover 15 so as to insure a watertight connection between the cover and the casing as is obvious.

Thecover portion 15 is further provided with a through opening and about the open ing 1s provided an annular oifeset portion 19; the latter being eXteriorly screw threaded as shown at 20. A stem 2l extends through the opening of the .cover 15 and carries an annular iange 22 to limit its movement. Normally the flange 22 rests upon a gasket 23 which is interposed between the same and the upper face of the off-set portion 19 of the cover, the gasket also forming a water tight connection between the Bange and the cover.

A packing nut 24 is arranged about the stem 21 as shown in Figure 4, the same having screw threaded engagement with the olfset portion 19 of the^cover and has positioned therein suitable packing material such as shown at 25 which overlies the upper part of the flange 22. 1t is understood that the packing nut 24 is readily removable.

At its upper end the stem 21 is provided with a handle or operating portion 26 which is also readily removable, the same being held in place by detachable means such as shown at 27 while at its lower end the same carries a valve or cutoff member 28 by such means as shown at 29. The head of the valve or cut-off member 28 in turn carries a suitable valve facing 30 that is preferably constructed of hard rubber7 and connected by such means as shown at 31, the latter means being' readily removable so as to enable the operator to remove the valve facing 30 for substitution or repair. lWhen in a closed position the valve member 28 assumes the position shown in Figure 1, the facing 30 lying flush against the inner end of the outlet pipe 18. When given a fourth turn the stem 21 causes the valve member 28 and the facing 30 to move out of engagenient. with the pipe 13 and out of alinement with the inlet and outlet pipes thus allow# ing a free flow of fluid from the intake pipe l2 to the outlet pipe 13.

From the foregoing it will be observed that the removal of the cover port-ion l5 Will enable the operator to have free access to the interior ot the casing l so that sand holes or other defects therein can be readily repaired and that the arrangement of the other parts or' the device are. such that any one part may be quickly and easily removed the oczasion may require.

opening and extendingl iim'aidly ot the cas'- ing to provide. a. valve sea-t, a cover' for said casing, a rotatable valve stem extending ver tically .thru the cover and laterally on one side oil the said Valve seat, a cutoff member projecting` radially from the lower end of the said stem and adapted in one position oi" the stern to he in line with the said inletand adjacent to the valve seat of the outlet.. and in another position of the stem to he disposed adjacent a Wall ot the casing and out ot' alinementl with the inlet and outlet pipes, and a rubber facing secured to one side oi the said cutoff member for engagement with the said Valve seat when the said member is positioned adjacent thereto.

ylin testimony whereof I alii); my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

`VILLIAM I-l. DOUGLAS.

Witnesses T. J, GNEAL,

S. B. BYANT. 

